Any professional educator, as defined in article one of this
chapter, who is employed within the public school system of the
state shall hold a valid teaching certificate licensing him or her
to teach in the specializations and grade levels as shown on the
certificate for the period of his or her employment. If a teacher
is employed in good faith on the anticipation that he or she is
eligible for a certificate and it is later determined that the
teacher was not eligible, the state superintendent of schools may
authorize payment by the county board of education to the teacher
for a time not exceeding three school months or the date of
notification of his or her ineligibility, whichever shall occur
first. All certificates shall expire on the thirtieth day of June
of the last year of their validity irrespective of the date of
issuance.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2016 Regular Session
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